aberration

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. countable,uncountable
    — the aberration of youth
  2. The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point. countable,uncountable
  3. A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. countable,uncountable
  4. A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.; The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon). broadly,countable,uncountable
  5. A partial alienation of reason. countable,uncountable
    — Occasional aberrations of intellect
  6. Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting. countable,uncountable
    — Only by submitting to the aberration could the human traders travel safely through the territory of Zularn.
  7. A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character. countable,uncountable
  8. Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. countable,uncountable
  9. A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range. countable,uncountable
  10. A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system. countable,uncountable

词形变化

aberrations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
aberratic aberrational aberrationless aberration of light annual aberration chromatic aberration crown of aberration diopteric aberration diurnal aberration lateral aberration longitudinal aberration mental aberration microaberration planetary aberration spherical aberration

词源

A learned borrowing from Latin aberrātiō(n) (“relief, diversion”), first attested in 1594, from aberrō (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + errō (“wander”). Compare French aberration. By surface analysis, aberrat(e) + -ion.
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